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The Language of Freelance Marketing
Newbies usually enter the world of publishing with the notions of submitting articles, receiving prompt replies and getting published. After all, the next-door-neighbor did just that, and now she has a byline and everything. Maybe your neighbor’s lucky. Maybe she’s lying. In all probability, she’s established.
She probably spent the first few years of her career querying and getting rejected just like you. After countless rejections and what seemed like years of effort, editors started recognizing her name. Her constant queries made them think that she was in it for good, and she wouldn’t let them down if they trusted her with an assignment. They did, and she didn’t cave in. She excelled at what she did, because this was the big break she’d been waiting for. And once she was published, there was no looking back.
For freelancers, knowing the basic terminology before they begin can be a valuable lesson in earning a few extra dollars in that initial stage. When I started my freelancing career, I knew nothing of rights, simultaneous submissions, querying or varying payment rates. All I knew was -- I could write. Everything else, I learnt on the job. You will too. But just to make your stay a little less frustrating, and a lot more enjoyable, I’ve listed a few concepts that will help you immensely as you contact editors and try to make them pay you for your words.
Reprints
Rights
First Serial Rights
Electronic Rights
As more and more publications archive their articles online, they are asking for electronic rights. This means that they can carry your article online. Usually a time-period is specified. Also, electronic rights are usually non-exclusive, meaning that you can sell this article elsewhere although it will continue to appear on this publication’s website.
CD-ROM Rights
Anthology Rights
First-time Rights
One-time Rights
Clips
If you haven’t been published, you’ll still need to send in samples of your writing. For this, write out an article or two related to the subject of the magazine, and send them off with your query.
Lead Time
Kill Fees
Expenses
Bios and Photos
Simultaneous Submissions
Now that you’re armed with the basic knowledge, you’re all set to go out into the big, bad world of publishing, and show them what you’ve got. Good luck!
Mridu Khullar started out as a student in Technology but ended up writing instead. Now Mridu's technology sessions are limited to designing websites and removing food bits from the keyboard. She is the Editor-in-Chief of WritersCrossing.com and her work has been accepted in numerous national and international publications such as Computers @ Home, Senior Connection, India Post, College Bound, Metro Seven, Writers Weekly and the anthology Life's Little Lessons among others. Subscribe to her newsletters and get ebooks with over 400 paying freelance markets and 100 ebook publishers absolutely FREE! Reach Mridu at mridu@writerscrossing.com.
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